How Many People Still Play Pokémon GO In 2022
When Pokémon GO first launched in 2016, it was an instant worldwide success, drawing in millions of players and quickly rising to the top of the App Store. By September 2016, it had reached 500 million downloads and gained just as much revenue from in-game purchases. However, over the last several years, the number of active Pokémon GO players has declined even as more content regularly gets added to the app. How many active players does Pokémon GO have in 2022, and just how many Pokémon fans have stopped playing since 2016?
Pokémon GO's success was nearly unprecedented, both in its rapid rise to success and its surprising longevity. The game has seen multiple resurgences over the years, hitting the top of the App Store again in 2017 and persisting even through COVID-19 lockdowns, though not without some changes to the app's gameplay. Pokémon GO's developer, Niantic, has even released a couple of spin-offs inspired by Pokémon GO's formula, including the now-defunct Harry Potter: Wizards Unite and the more recent Pikmin Bloom. With the release of multiple subsequent Pokémon gens, new features such as Team Rocket battles and Mega Evolution, and additional social features, Niantic seems set on continuously giving people a reason to return to Pokémon GO - even if all players may not agree on the changes.
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Despite all that, though, Pokémon GO has yet to entirely rebound to the same levels of cultural impact it reached in 2016. Pokémon GO was such a widespread phenomenon during its initial release that it resulted in quite a few stampedes of players looking for rare Pokémon. Various other dangers arose from the early Pokémon GO craze, as well, with distracted players falling into
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